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EP1641000 - R-T-B BASED RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.02.2015
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.02.2015No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.03.2015  [2015/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TDK Corporation
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8272 / JP
[2006/13]
Inventor(s)01 / KATO, Eiji
C/O TDK CORPORATION, 13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1038272 / JP
02 / ISHIZAKA, Chikara
C/O TDK CORPORATION, 13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1038272 / JP
 [2006/13]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/14]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Former [2006/13]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date04746970.529.06.2004
[2006/13]
WO2004JP09501
Priority number, dateJP2003018853430.06.2003         Original published format: JP 2003188534
[2006/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005001856
Date:06.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1641000
Date:29.03.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.01.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1641000
Date:02.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.01.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.09.2009
ClassificationIPC:H01F1/057, H01F1/08, H01F1/04, C22C38/00, B22F3/02
[2009/44]
CPC:
C22C38/005 (EP,US); H01F1/0577 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2006/13]H01F1/08, H01F1/04, C22C38/00, B22F3/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2006/40]
Former [2006/13]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:SELTENERDPERMANENTMAGNET AUF R-T-B-BASIS UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG[2013/23]
English:R-T-B BASED RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF[2006/13]
French:AIMANT PERMANENT DE TERRES RARES A BASE R-T-B, ET SON PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION[2006/13]
Former [2006/13]SELTENERDPERMANENTMAGNET AUF R-T-B-BASIS UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINERHERSTELLUNG
Entry into regional phase07.07.2005Translation filed 
07.07.2005National basic fee paid 
07.07.2005Search fee paid 
07.07.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
07.07.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.07.2005Examination requested  [2006/13]
22.12.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.01.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.05.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2013Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
07.11.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.02.2014Fee for grant paid
14.02.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.09.2010
Opposition(s)06.01.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
25.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
19.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL02.04.2014
[2014/50]
Documents cited:Search[X]JP2002299110  (TDK CORP) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * claim 1 * * paragraphs [0005] , [0012] - [0014] * * table 1 ** example 1 *
International search[X]JP2002299110  (TDK CORP);
 [Y]JPH0757913  (HITACHI METALS LTD);
 [Y]JPH09232173  (HITACHI METALS LTD);
 [A]JPS6393841  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO);
 [A]JPH0521218  (SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO)
by applicantJP2002299110
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